MSC Cruises Takes Delivery of Its Largest-Ever Cruise Ship

MSC Cruises’ unmatched progress continues because the cruise line takes supply immediately of the MSC World Europa. The largest ship within the fleet up to now, the vessel is the twentieth cruise ship within the fleet. 

Chantiers de l’Atlantique handed over the LNG-powered MSC World Europa to MSC Cruises throughout a ceremony on the shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France.

The attending officers from the cruise line and shipyard hailed the vessel’s state-of-the-art environmental measures that considerably cut back the affect the cruise ship could have on its environment. 

MSC World Europa Joins MSC Cruises Fleet

One of the largest cruise ships on the planet, and the largest LNG-powered cruise ship worldwide, has been formally handed over the MSC Cruises on October 24, throughout a ceremony on the shipyard in St Nazaire, Chantiers de l’Atlantique. 

MSC World Europa is a spectacular instance of what’s potential these days in ship development. The vessel is 215,863 gross tons, and though that is simply smaller than Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships and the brand new Icon of the Seas, she is the largest LNG-powered cruise ship round immediately. 

Laurent Castaing, General Manager of Chantiers de l’Atlantique: “We have reached a brand new stage within the cruise trade with MSC World Europa, the most important ship ever constructed for a European shipowner. She is provided with all the newest applied sciences to supply the passengers an unprecedented cruising expertise.“

Construction on MSC World Europa began on October 31, 2019. She is the primary cruise ship to include LNG, gas cell know-how, and an enormous quantity of energy-saving and waste-management techniques. Combined, these measures make her probably the most environmentally accountable cruise ship worldwide. 

Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group: “We are proud to welcome to our fleet MSC World Europa, our 20th ship and the first to be LNG-powered. This groundbreaking vessel represents the next phase in our journey toward net zero and sustainable cruising and a symbol of our unwavering commitment to both.”

“This is the result of more than four years of work between us, builders Chantiers de l’Atlantique, and numerous leading providers of next-generation environmental and maritime technologies and solutions as well as many thousands of hours of training for those onboard and at ports.”

Besides the environmental elements, MSC World Europa has rather more to supply the 6,762 visitors onboard. The cruise ship hosts a micro-brewery, gin bar, wholesome juice bar, espresso emporium, and tea home.  

The ship has greater than 30 totally different eating choices, together with some unique eating and beverage partnerships, and an open-air 341-foot promenade with a record-breaking dry slide, The Venom Drop, the place visitors can slide down an unbelievable 11 decks.

Maiden Voyage & FIFA World Cup

The supply of the MSC World Europa implies that the MSC fleet now includes 20 cruise ships, which is ready to develop even additional to 23 ships by 2025. In addition, the cruise line has choices op for six extra cruise ships via 2030. 

Preparations will now start for the vessel to set sail to the Persian Gulf. The naming ceremony for MSC World Europa will happen on November 13 on the Doha Grand Cruise Terminal in Qatar.

After the naming ceremony, and earlier than MSC World Europa units sail on her first income cruise with visitors, she’s going to play a vital function in the course of the upcoming FIFA Soccer World Cup in Qatar.

The event begins on November 20, and the cruise ship will play host to visiting supporters as a floating resort with two different MSC ships, MSC Poesia and MSC Opera.

On December 20, two days after the ultimate match of the World Cup soccer, MSC World Europa will sail on her maiden voyage, visiting ports across the Persian Gulf, together with Doha in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas Island within the United Arab Emirates, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 

The cruise ship will stay within the Persian Gulf via the winter season and reposition to the Mediterranean in March 2023. Cruises within the Mediterranean will provide calls to Genoa and Messina, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; Marseille, France; and Valetta, Malta. 

MSC’s first World-class ship might be joined by three sister ships in 2024, 2025, and 2027. During the ceremony on the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, the title was introduced, and development began on the primary of these sisters, MSC World America.